SOCIAL SERVICE COUNSELOR 4-A

SS414 $44,637 - $80,434
Creation Date: 02/13/2006
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To assess, design, implement, coordinate, and evaluate specialized social service programs.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Program Manager

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Broad from a Social Service Counselor 5, social worker, or other higher-level social services personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May provide functional supervision to lower-level counselors and other direct care providers.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from the Professional Counselor job series by the absence of a master's degree and licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor.

Differs from Social Service Counselors 1, 2, 3, and 4-B by the responsibility for assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of specialized programs.

Differs from a Social Service Counselor 5 by absence of supervisory responsibility.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE, CORE COMPETENCIES ARE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND BEHAVIORS BASED ON THE WORK TASKS OUTLINED IN THE EXAMPLES OF WORK. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

Accepting Direction	Demonstrating Accountability	Making Accurate Judgments
Managing Programs	Managing Stakeholders

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

May provide training in caseload principles and practices and ensuring compliance with federal and state regulation and agency policy and procedures.

Outlines appropriate specialized services for program participants based on assessment and other pertinent data.

Meets with officials of local and state agencies, professional organizations, advocacy organizations and private providers to develop and maintain a viable service delivery system.

Serves as a member of the monitoring team to review and refine the quality and level of services provided.

Evaluates and monitors services and redirects them when indicated.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Six years of social services experience; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus three years of social services experience; OR

A bachelor's degree plus three years of social services experience; OR

An advanced degree in a social sciences field plus two years of social services experience.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Positions that provide addictive disorder counseling or prevention services will require certification or eligibility for certification issued by the Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority (ADRA), or its successor.